This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's C 126 range of cars.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.5 litre, single overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 430 N·m (317 lb·ft/43.8 kgm) at 3750 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1760 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 240 km/h or 149 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 11.4/13.9/18.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/ECC.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1527 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Length | 4935 mm | 194.3 inches | |
| Width | 1828 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1760 kg | 3880 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 117 E 56 / 117.968 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.5 litre 5547 cc (338.499 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 94.8 mm
3.8 × 3.73 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output (DIN) |
279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) at 5200 rpm |
||
| maximum torque (DIN) |
430 Nm (317 ft·lb) (43.8 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
||
| Specific output (DIN) |
37 kW/litre 50.3 ps/litre 49.6 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.52 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 974.1 kPa (141.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 693.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 158.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 116.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 156.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.58 kg/kW 14.34 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.4/13.9/18.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/ECC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.4/13.9/18.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/7.2/5.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 24.8/20.3/15.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 20.6/16.9/13.1 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/65 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/65 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 798237 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | C 126 E 56 / 126.045 | ||
| Model family | C 126 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1985 Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC (1987) added 2024-03-03. Last modified 2024-03-03. |
|||
